Wärtsilä to secure uninterrupted electrical supply for Geita Gold Mine
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 28 February at 13:30 AM E. Europe Standard Time
The technology group Wärtsilä ensures the customer’s business continuity and mitigates interruptions with its recently signed operations and maintenance agreement with Geita Gold Mining Limited in Tanzania. Wärtsilä ensures fast recovery of the power plant’s commercial operations from exceptional situations and trains local employees to operate and maintain the plant.
Through a ten-year agreement signed at the end of 2017, Wärtsilä Services provides Geita Gold Mining Limited with high reliability in operations and maintenance throughout the entire lifecycle of the gold mine’s 40 MW power plant. In case of a breakdown, Wärtsilä guarantees immediate repair, securing cost-effective power plant operations and uninterrupted electrical supply for the mine.
Under Wärtsilä’s operations and maintenance agreement, local employees are to be recruited and trained to operate and maintain the power plant. Developing their skills generates employment opportunities.
“Wärtsilä has built, operated and maintained baseload power plants in Tanzania for many years, providing electricity to the national grid and significantly contributing to the economic and social development of the country. Having a Wärtsilä power plant at Geita Gold Mine, along with a 10-year operation and maintenance agreement, we are entering another key industry segment in Tanzania, which reflects customers’ confidence in Wärtsilä’s products and services,” says Rashid Shamsi, Director, Service Unit East Africa, Wärtsilä.
Geita Gold Mining Limited, located in Tanzania, is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti. Wärtsilä also supports the power plant at Siguiri mine in Guinea, owned by another subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, through a 10-year operations and maintenance agreement.
For further information, please contact:
Celalettin Tanagar
General Manager, Power plant agreement sales, South Europe and Africa
Wärtsilä Services
celalettin.tanagar@wartsila.com
Tel: +39 346 1029040
Hanna Viita
Director, Marketing
Wärtsilä Services
hanna.viita@wartsila.com
Tel: +358 40 167 1755
Wärtsilä Services in brief
Wärtsilä Services provides high-quality lifecycle services that enhance customers’ business. Its broad range of services supports both shipping and power generation companies, whenever and wherever needed. Solutions range from spare parts and basic support to ensuring the maximised lifetime, increased efficiency and guaranteed performance of the customer’s equipment or installation – in a safe, reliable, and environmentally sustainable way.
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Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2017, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.9 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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